L’industria del turismo non crede che il calo dei turisti sia stato così male (ma CSO dice che ha)
https://www.thejournal.ie/cso-tourism-numbers-6665129-Apr2025/
di RealDealMrSeal
L’industria del turismo non crede che il calo dei turisti sia stato così male (ma CSO dice che ha)
https://www.thejournal.ie/cso-tourism-numbers-6665129-Apr2025/
di RealDealMrSeal
17 commenti
I run a business, and we are dependent on the tourist market, and we haven’t noticed any drop. Now I will say that we are mainly dealing with the US market if that makes a difference, but our numbers are slightly up on the last year, which is very different from the CSO figures.
Irks me when entities/ppl compare data year on year only.
If they compare data to the last few years since 2019/ Covid, you’d see how impacted the tourism industry is. It’s been trending downwards for years now.
Charge the 70% that are still here 30% more, and it all comes out in the wash sure.
When it drops to 60%, we go 40%. Rinse and repeat until it’s just one American guy funding the whole lot.
If you rightly renamed the group “The Irish Tourism & Refugee Housing Industry Group” the story makes more sense. The numbers of tourists maybe dropping but business is booming!
I’m in a trade and area that is very tourist oriented. There has been a big drop since 2018. It’s just not affordable for a lot of people (ourselves included).
Typical “it’ll be grand” attitude
because acklowledgemtnt means a hard look in the mirror and asking “why” (hint: your robber baron style pricing)
It’s much easier to say “ah its grand” and do nothing.
I’ve stayed in Dublin Hotels on two occasions in March, and both times I’ve been shocked at how much the prices were down compared to last year at a similar time. Now in fairness I’d be staying midweek, but I have gotten nice rooms in decent, fairly central chain hotels for under €100 on both occasions, the Maldron on Kevin st for €89 and the Clayton on Burlington Road for €99 (both room only).
Last year when I had I had to stay up it was very difficult to find anything under the €150 mark.
All anecdotal I know.
At a time when they are fighting to lift the passenger cap at Dublin airport a drop in tourist numbers doesn’t help their case. Dublin Airport claim passenger numbers remain steady while the CSO states numbers of tourists coming into the country is down. So one of two things is happening, somebody is telling porkies to help their agenda or Irish people are travelling abroad more for holidays as its often more economical that holidaying at home either way you would expect the hotels are suffering and they are claiming that is not the case.
€90 x 10 is the same as €100 x 9.
Flights are also a factor. Crazy money atm from long distance. Highest ever.
I think anyone coming here for a holiday is crazy. It’s beyond expensive and for what you’re paying you get fuck all. For the same price or less you could do the same holiday in Rome or Paris and get better accommodation along with being in a city that has so much to do that’s not just having an overpriced drink.
This country is great don’t get me wrong but for the price of a holiday here you don’t get a lot.
What happened to heading to a nice caravan park in Wexford or something. BBQ going. Factor 50 in abundance. Paddling pool for the little ones.
Probably about 20 for a caravan now though to be fair.
I have two theories about this. Unless the industry is lying, I think it’s either;
1) dual passport holders not registering as tourists when they enter the country.
2) Something to do with people who would normally book Airbnbs and how they spend their vacations. Maybe they account for young people splitting the bill of the rental and not having much money for restraints and tend to cook and eat at home and then do some tours or drive around for a cheap holiday. So them not coming doesn’t register financially that much.
Meanwhile the hotel bookers are splashing cash in city centers and they’re still coming unimpeded.
This years St.Patricks weekend was noticebly more quiet than I previously remembered. Just for fun I try to find a hotel in Dublin City Centre and I was surprised to see many hotels still not only Available but also Discounted!!! There is definitely a drop!
That’s great they won’t need that special vat rate so I guess?
Deja vu to me explaining to my parents that my summer exam results weren’t that bad. ‘Honestly, Mum, a D- in maths isn’t that bad’